Macdonald, Fiona
Summary: Uses humor in both text and illustrations to describe what it would require to launch a voyage of discovery, what shipboard life would be like, and what the rewards would be using the voyages of Columbus as an example.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Franklin Watts, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 970 MACO'Rourke, P. J.
Summary: "When The Penguin Dictionary of Modern Humorous Quotations was published in 1987, P. J. O'Rourke had more entries than any living writer. And he kept writing funny stuff for another thirty-five years. Now, for the first time, P.J.'s best quips and riffs have been collected in one volume, edited by his longtime friend and award-winning magazine editor Terry McDonell. The Funny Stuff is organized...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atlantic Monthly Press 2022
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 818 O'ROSummary: Renowned scholar Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. returns for a new season. Using genealogical detective work and cutting-edge DNA analysis, Gates guides influential guests deep into the branches of their family trees, revealing surprising stories of love, hardship, and triumph that transcend borders and merge to form an American root system fortified by its diversity.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV FINMacDonald, Donald
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 1980
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Summary: Introduces a technique for practicing mindfulness and achieving increased mental clarity through observing works of art.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Blue Rider Press, a member of Penguin Group (USA) 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158 ANDMcDonell, Nick
Summary: Presents the story of civilians who have died as a result of America's recent wars, introducing some of those who died in Iraq and Afghanistan, the rescue workers who tried to save them, and the American soldiers coming to terms with their deaths.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Blue Rider Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 956.7044 MCDLees, Christoph.
Contents: Preparing for pregnancy -- Your prenatal care -- Your developing baby -- Your changing body -- Staying fit and healthy -- Issues in pregnancy -- Labor and birth -- The first six weeks.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Pub. 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 618.2 LEENiemann, Christoph
Summary: What can you do with a word? Read it, spell it, say it, picture it, understand it, make a sentence with it, tell a story with it, share it with a friend. Everything starts with a love of words! More than 300 words inspired by Dr. Edward Fry’s list of sight words are paired with striking and playful illustrations by internationally renowned designer and artist Christoph Niemann to deepen...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greenwillow Books, An Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2016
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Summary: Christophe Pourny learned the art of furniture restoration in his father's atelier in the South of France. In this, his first book, he teaches readers everything they need to know about the provenance and history of furniture, as well as how to restore, update, and care for their furniture--from antiques to midcentury pieces, family heirlooms or funky flea-market finds. The heart of the book is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Artisan 2014
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Summary: "A comprehensive and fascinating study of the overall creative output of Johann Sebastian Bach, capturing the essence of his art. In this companion volume to his Pulitzer Prize-finalist biography, Johann Sebastian Bach: The Learned Musician, leading Bachscholar Christoph Wolff contextualizes his famous subject by delving deeply into the composer's rich collection of music. Emerging from this...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W. W. Norton & Company 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 780.92 WOLWolff, Christoph.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BACH, JOHANN SEBASTIAN WOLMcDonell, Nick
Summary: "A bold and moving exploration of the American elite that exposes how the ruling class-even when well-intentioned-perpetuates cycles of wealth, power, and injustice Growing up on New York City's Upper East Side, Nick McDonell was surrounded by luxury-sailing lessons in the Hamptons, school galas at the Met, and holidays on private jets. It was this rarified life that he explored in his early...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.5 MCDCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.5 MCDMcDonell, Terry
Summary: Terry McDonell has top-edited some of the most influential publications in American journalism. His new book pulls back the curtain on his four-decade career as an editor, journalist, and media entrepreneur, with stops at more than a dozen magazines: from the launch of Outside through tenures at Rolling Stone, Newsweek, Esquire, Sports Illustrated, and, most recently, cofounding the literary...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MCDONELL, TERRY MCDSummary: Documents the rise of Dalton Trumbo's career in Hollywood and his subsequent public humiliation for being among the 'Hollywood Ten' blacklisted by the House Un-American Activities Committee in the 1940s for communist associations. Exiled and penniless, he wrote under various pseudonyms, and even won an Academy Award. Dalton stood for the American value and right of free expression.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Magnolia Home Entertainment 2009
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF TRUSummary: Tells the emotional true story of two men who defined the rules of their time to launch a medical revolution, set against the backdrop of the Jim Crow south. Working in 1940s Baltimore on an unprecedented technique for performing heart surgery on "blue babies", Dr. Alfred Blalock and lab technician Vivien Thomas from an impressive team. As Blalock and Thomas invent a new field of medicine,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HBO Video 2005
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA SOM(McDowall, Roddy, Comp.)
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1966
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 791.092 DOUMurphy, Mary McDonagh.
Summary: "In celebration of the 50th anniversary of To Kill a Mockingbird (June 8, 2010), an American classic that sells almost a million copies per year, Scout, Atticus, and Boo features interview selections with prominent figures including Oprah Winfrey, Tom Brokaw, Wally Lamb, and Anna Quindlen on how the book has impacted their lives"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 813.54 MURMcDonagh, Thomas (Thomas M.)
Summary: Provides guidance for teenagers in managing anxiety in areas such as school, parents, and friends, describing strategies including meditation, mantras, and breathing.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ulysses Press 2016
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 616.85 MCDSummary: "BIDDER 70 follows Tim DeChristopher, the University of Utah student, who foiled President Bush's last minute 2008, fraudulent oil and gas auction, bidding $1,800,000 to save 22,000 pristine acres surrounding Utah's National Parks. He had no intention to pay or drill. He paid for it with his future."--DVD sleeve.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Gage & Gage Productions 2012
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF BIDMurphy, Mary McDonagh.
Summary: "In celebration of the 50th anniversary of To Kill a Mockingbird (June 8, 2010), an American classic that sells almost a million copies per year, Scout, Atticus, and Boo features interview selections with prominent figures including Oprah Winfrey, Tom Brokaw, Wally Lamb, and Anna Quindlen on how the book has impacted their lives"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperLuxe 2010
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 813.54 MURMcDonald, Angela
Summary: Provides information on Ancient Egypt, describing art, culture, and daily living, and includes a timeline and quiz.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2017
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 932 MCDMcDonald, Elvin.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gramercy Books 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 635.9 McDMcDonald, Forrest.
Summary: In this critical reinterpretation of Hamilton's life, the first Secretary of the Treasury is perceived as an ambitious man whose self-appointed mission was to create a new social order in America based not on status but on money.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Norton 1979
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HAMILTON, ALEXANDER MCDMcDonald, Megan.
Summary: Stevie Reel feels like she's the glue holding her family together, expecially since Boss Queen Alex has gotten so wrapped up in her school play - and her leading man - that she doesn't have time for the Sisters Club. Is it up to the middle-sister Stevie to save the day? Dive into the real-life ups and downs of sisterhood with the author of the best-selling Judy Moody series.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2008